The offenders fled the scene on an electric bike
A police cordon outside the Oak Tree pub in Huyton after someone was shot in the leg on nearby Radway Road(Image: Liverpool Echo)
Gunmen remain on the loose after a man was shot twice in the leg on Friday evening. Emergency services were called to Radway Road at around 10.20pm on November 28 following reports a man had sustained gunshot injuries on the driveway of an address on the street.
According to Merseyside Police, it’s believed the victim was shot twice in his leg by two men on a Surron bike. The offenders fled the scene in an unknown direction on the electric bike. Emergency services attended the scene in Huyton.
The victim was taken to hospital, where police said he was in a serious but stable condition. On the morning of Saturday November 29, police said that a firearm and an electric bike had been found by police officers in the area. Both items were forensically examined.
A cordon was put in place on Radway Road and Liverpool Road, with officers carrying out house-to-house, CCTV and witness enquiries.
The force also erected a cordon around the front carpark of the Oak Tree pub on Liverpool Road.
A Merseyside Police force incident manager told the ECHO that the two cordons were connected.
In an update this afternoon, a spokesperson for Merseyside Police confirmed no arrests had been made in the case.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. They added that the victim remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
Detective Chief Inspector Phil Atkinson said on Saturday morning: “We are still in the very early stages of an investigation and are determined to find the offenders responsible.
“A young man is currently in hospital with several injuries to his leg following a violent incident in our community; therefore, I want to reassure residents living in the area that we are taking this incident extremely seriously and are relentless in our pursuit of those involved in gun crime.
“This is a residential area, and there will be people who may have witnessed the incident, and I urge those people to tell us what they know if they have not done so already.
“If you have CCTV or dashcam footage, please let us know if your systems have captured anything.
“Information from you is vital if we are to break down organised crime groups, and I would appeal to anyone who has information to come forward as soon as possible.”
You can call 101 or contact the force on social media @MerPolCC, quoting reference 25000975453 You can also report information via the website: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/
Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website here: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously In an emergency always call 999.